Speaking report
Full mock exam · Topic: work and profession · 9 min 40
Above the estimated threshold LetzTest estimate
The eight criteria
- Repertoire
Enough vocabulary for the work topic; little variation beyond the most common words.
- Use of basic grammatical structures
The dative after prepositions of place is not yet stable (an, bei, mat, op).
- Fluency
Steady delivery, with two long pauses while searching for a word.
- Clarity
Clear pronunciation; long vowels are held properly.
- Completion of the tasks
Every question was answered, but two answers were too short for the task set.
- Coherence
Ideas follow on from each other; connectors are limited to "an" and "awer".
- Ability to make yourself understood
The examiner never had to ask you to repeat.
- Interaction
You answer, then wait for the next question. Interaction is marked: react, follow up, ask a question back.
Corrected extract
Examiner: Wat maacht Dir bäi der Aarbecht?
What you said
Ech schaffen an eng Bäckerei zu Esch. Ech maachen d’Brout all Moie an ech verkafen och d’Kuch. Ech hunn dës Aarbecht viru dräi Joer ugefaangen.
Corrected version
Ech schaffen an enger Bäckerei zu Esch. Ech maache d’Brout all Moie an ech verkafen och Kuch. Ech hunn dës Aarbecht virun dräi Joer ugefaangen.
- an eng Bäckerei → an enger Bäckerei. After "an" with a location meaning, Luxembourgish takes the dative: enger Bäckerei.
- d’Kuch → Kuch. "Kuch" is masculine (de Kuch); with no determiner here, simply say "ech verkafen och Kuch".
- viru dräi Joer → virun dräi Joer. The Eifel rule: the final "n" is kept before d, t, n, z, h and before a vowel.
Three actions for your next session
- Ten minutes a day for a week on the dative after an, op, bei, mat — using sentences from the "work" topic.
- Aim for three sentences per answer: the fact, a reason, an example. Two of your answers were a single sentence.
- Redo two interviews on "work and profession" and compare the two recordings a week apart.
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